Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-15
LOCAL NEWS.

pair the streets.
Deputy Sheriff Cobb took Frank Morse
man, convicted of manslaughter, to the
States prison at Windsor, Wednesday.
The W. C. r. L. will meet at Mrs. II.
II. Bryants on Wednesday, July 20, at
p. IN. Refreshments will be served at
six, to which gentlemen and all are cordi-
ally invited.
Butter was brought in in considerable
quantity, Monday, and sold at II to lG
cents, only the very best, however,
at the latter figure. y year ago Monday
the price was band II cents.
Messrs. Smith & Aliens men, under
direction of Selectman w. W. Chapman,
commenced yesterday to relay the side
walk ON and at each side of the creek
bridge in the village. 1t was found in
very bad condition in spots.
There is to be competitive examina-
ton of candidates from this district de-
string admission to the military academy
at West Point at Hon. John W. Stewards
office in this village at 10 o'clock to-day.
Candidates must be between Il and p
years of age.
Mr.. F.A. Bonds large st. Bernard dog,
while playing with a number of children
on Wednesday bit a young son of Dennis
Shay on the leg. Dr. Eddy, who was
called, says that there are marks of three
teeth. two of which broke the skin. and
that there is no cause for apprehending
danger from the bite.
Sheriff Barton of Burlington was in
town Monday to take back there Eli and
George Obern. two prisoners that he
brought down a short time ago for safe
keeping. Chittenden county is building
a new Jail and this county furnishes
place to contine its prisoners till the
building is ready for use.
Messrs. Burke & Co. have bought out
Mr.. G. +. Marshalls interest in the
Alden store and will open up there in a
few days, when the repairs now in pro-
gress shall have been completed. 1t is
understood that j. Speyer will occupy a.
billiard room the store in the Mcleod
block which Burke Il Co. have had.
Rev. Or. White gave the last of his
series of lectures on Africa at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening.
Owing to the storm the attendance was
small. The lecture was for the most
part a recapitulation of those that had
preceded it, but contained some new mat
ter and was interesting.
/ Prof. Austin says that of all the or
ange groves he saw in Florida none
| looked finer than the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
grove belonging to Rollins college at
Winter Park, which is cared for by Mr..
j. f. Ainsworth. formerly of Middle
bury. Not weed nor blade of grass
appeared above the level surface of the
ground, under the thick. dark-green TO-
liage of the shapely trees.
| \ current item says that IAN insane
woman giving the name of Maggie Bing-
ham and claiming to hail from Middle
bury, was arrested at the Saratoga depot,
where she was tiourishing revolver.
Upon being locked up she attempted
suicide by sufiocation, and falling in this
tried to escape. She was finally confined
in cell" There is no one of this name
belonging in Middlebury, SO far as we
can ascertain.
The council which is to meet at the
Congregational church here at 10 Il. m.
on Tuesday next to consider the resigna-
ton of Rev. Mr.. Speare will be composed
of representatives of the churches in the
Addison conference, Ripton and Ferris
burgh excepted; the First church of
Burlington, the Rutland and Fair Haven
churches and Joseph Cook of Boston.
The latter once preached here and is also
friend of the pastor.
There is to be union Sabbath-s school
picnic on Tuesday of next week. The
party will be made up of the members of
the Congregational, Methodist, Episco-
pal and Baptist schools of this place
and the Congregational and Episcopal
schools of Brandon. They will leave
here Oh the . 40 IA. IN. train and at Bur-
lington take the steamer Reindeer for
Providence island. The rates for round
trip tickets at this station will be Adults.
10 cents; children, 10 cents.
The wool trade in this vicinity has
seemed to be better than for some years
past, and considering the prices of other
property has brought good figures; 20
cents for our heavy, fine, unwashed wool
% for medium unwashed and 80 for
washed is probably as much as ought
fairly to be expected under existing cir
cumstances. No kind of stock will pay
the farmer better than sheep. Even now,
when the number of sheep is is so small,
the money received for wool in this coun-
ty is great help. We have four local